The South Cotabato Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of South Cotabato.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, the first district sending three members, and the second district sending seven members to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of South Cotabato.
Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL). South Cotabato's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).
Apportionment ElectionsSeats per districtEx officio seatsReserved seatsTotal seats1st2nd3rd2010–202537—31142025–present3343114
List of members
Current members These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections
Vice Governor: Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. (PFP)
SeatBoard memberPartyStart of termEnd of term1st districtRubi D. Hatulan-NavarroPFPJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028Noel J. EscobilloPFPJune 30, 2019June 30, 2028Nilda B. AlmencionPFPJune 30, 2022June 30, 20282nd districtAnnabelle G. PingoyPFPJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028Marie Antonina I. HurtadoPFPJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Cecile E. DielPFPJune 30, 2022June 30, 20283rd districtAlicia Nicole C. CausingPFPOctober 24, 2023June 30, 2028Ervin B. LuntaoPFPJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Ross G. RosalPFPJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028Sarse C. Atam Jr.PFPJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028ABCNeil Ryan EscobilloNonpartisanJanuary 12, 2024December 31, 2025PCLRebb TamayoPFPSeptember 16, 2025June 30, 2028SKVincent FigueroaNonpartisanJanuary 12, 2024December 31, 2025IPMREdgar SambogNonpartisanFebruary 12, 2018February 12, 2021
Vice governor ElectionyearNamePartyRef.2016 Vicente De Jesus 2019 2022 Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. 2025
1st district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2016 Gly Mariano-Trabado(Liberal) Eamon Gabriel Matti(NPC) Romeo S. Tamayo(NPC) 2019 Gly Mariano-Trabado(PDP–Laban) Eamon Gabriel Matti(PDP–Laban) Noel J. Escobillo(PFP) 2022 Nilda B. Almencion(PFP) Alan M. Ines(PDP–Laban) 2025 Rubi D. Hatulan-Navarro(PFP)
2nd district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2016 Ellen Grace N. Subre-Albios(Liberal) Ester M. Catorce(Liberal) Agustin D. Dema-ala(Liberal) Hilario L. De Pedro, III(NPC) Cecile Diel(NPC) Romulo O. Solivio Sr.(NPC) Dardanilo Dar(NPC) colspan="2" 2019 Ellen Grace N. Subre-Albios(NPC) Ester M. Catorce(PDP–Laban) Daisy Avance-Fuentes(NPC) Hilario L. De Pedro, III(NPC) Antonio G. Fungan Jr.(PDP–Laban) Henry L. Ladot(NPC) Dardanilo Dar(NPC) colspan="2" 2022 Cecile E. Diel(PFP) Marie Antonina I. Hurtado(PFP) Ervin B. Luntao(PFP) Miguel Matinong(PFP) Lyndale Marietta Causing (PFP) Junette Ines Hurtado(PFP) Dardanilo Dar(PDP–Laban) colspan="2" rowspan="3" Alicia Nicole C. Causing (PFP) 2025 Annabelle G. Pingoy(PFP) Marie Antonina I. Hurtado(PFP) Cecile E. Diel(PFP)
3rd district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2025 Alicia Nicole C. Causing(PFP) Ervin B. Luntao(PFP) Ross G. Rosal(PFP) Sarse C. Atam Jr.(PFP)
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